G.B.F. is a 2013 American teen comedy film directed by Darren Stein and produced by School Pictures, Parting Shots Media, and Logolite Entertainment. The film had its first official screening at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in April 2013 and was released theatrically on January 17, 2014, by Vertical Entertainment. G.B.F. focuses on closeted gay high school students Tanner and Brent. When Tanner is outed, he is picked up by the cool girls and he begins to surpass still-closeted Brent in popularity. The film stars Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Andrea Bowen, Xosha Roquemore, Molly Tarlov, Evanna Lynch, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, and Megan Mullally. G.B.F's soundtrack includes new compositions by "Hi Fashion" and "Veva".
Director | Darren Stein |
Produced by | Stephen Israel, Richard Bever, Darren Stein, George Northy |
Writer(s) | George Northy |
Starring | Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Andrea Bowen, Xosha Roquemore, Molly Tarlov, Evanna Lynch, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Natasha Lyonne, Rebecca Gayheart, Jonathan Silverman, Horatio Sanz, Megan Mullally |
Music | Brian H. Kim |
Cinematography | Jonathan Hall |
Edited by | Phillip J. Bartell |
Production, company | Logolite Entertainment, Parting Shots Media, School Pictures |
Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
Released | April 19, 2013 (Tribeca), January 17, 2014 (United States) |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.2 million |
Netflix ID | 70274595 |
About G.B.F.
A gay teen is outed by his classmates and becomes the most popular guy in school. The film premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.
Achievement of G.B.F.
Darren Stein directed and produced the film. G.B.F was entirely filmed in less than twenty days.
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